Stop Smoking

I have decided to finally give up smoking. I've been on between 20 to 25 a day now for a while. Managed to cut down to only four yesterday which I thought was pretty good. Plan to ween myself off them so by Saturday I wont have any. What ways did other people go about it?

Ask at your GP about smoking cessation classes. You have a much better chance of succeeding, and you'll get nicotine replacement patches free. Don't be despondent if you don't succeed this time, it takes most people several attempts to give up.

Ask at your GP about smoking cessation classes. You have a much better chance of succeeding, and you'll get nicotine replacement patches free. Don't be despondent if you don't succeed this time, it takes most people several attempts to give up.

I went to the classes, although I used Champix rather than the patches, just depends what you'd prefer. I found the classes really helpful though, I don't think I would have stopped without them, I've been stopped for 9 months now.

It's not easy and when you have a drink or a cuppa you really miss them. I console myself with the thought that I'm going to start again when I'm 80. By that time you'll have to get fags on the black market I reckon.

I had about three or four serious attempts before I finally kicked them. I have not had a fag now for about five years. I didn't use any patches or take any courses, just went cold turkey so to speak. But whatever works for you is best. All the best.

Been speaking to a few people about the smoking cessation classes and think I'm going to go for them, past couple of days I've managed to cut right down. I know it's probably just my mind playing tricks but I do feel the benefit already.

The problem with smoking for me was that it was filling a "hole". When I stopped, and I tried several times just through will power and/or that book (i.e., mind over matter), I found myself craving more food and drink (alcohol). I decided that fags were the lesser of these three evils and so went back onto them and the bingeing of food and beer stopped. Am I alone in this or have others found they resorted to other things?

The problem with smoking for me was that it was filling a "hole". When I stopped, and I tried several times just through will power and/or that book (i.e., mind over matter), I found myself craving more food and drink (alcohol). I decided that fags were the lesser of these three evils and so went back onto them and the bingeing of food and beer stopped. Am I alone in this or have others found they resorted to other things?

I probably put on about a stone in weight after I stopped smoking, substituting fags at night for biscuits and chocolate. Yes, it pissed me off, but I've lost about half of that stone. It did cross my mind a few times about starting again but I'm glad I never.

I now look back and think of the times when I would be smoking (first thing in morning, after meals etc.) and can't quite believe I used to do it and for the length of time that I did.